It seems the new incarnation of Generation Magazine has hit its stride.
Wednesday evening, Sub-Board I, Inc.'s Board of Directors elected Dino Husejnovic to run the magazine for the 2010-2011 school year. Husejnovic is currently Generation's assistant creative director and hopes to build on the work that current Editor-in-Chief Ren LaForme has started this past semester.
"I have big shoes to fill," Husejnovic said. "Ren did pretty well and I plan on keeping some of the features he started like ‘He Said, She Said' and ‘Parting Shots.' "
However, Husejnovic also has some plans to switch up the magazine and turn it into something that he thinks students will truly enjoy reading. He wants to make the magazine look more like a traditional magazine with more visuals and less daunting feature stories.
"I've heard some students call Generation a second [version of] The Spectrum and I don't want that," Husejnovic said. "I'm going to make some changes but it's still going to be Generation Magazine, it will still be printed like it has been. We will continue to use student money wisely."
LaForme thinks that Husejnovic will be a nice asset to the magazine and will continue to pump out a quality student-run publication.
"Dino has a wicked since of humor and is full of creativity. I think he'll do a nice job of producing a magazine that students want to read," LaForme said.
LaForme feels that the new version of Generation took off this semester because he was able to find a nice balance between fun college humor and serious journalism.
"We had some speed bumps but I'm pleased with how [the magazine] turned out," LaForme said. "It was less offensive than in the past but not so much that it was boring. [The magazine] is like wine and cheese, some fun but with some serious content."
Husejnovic planes to continue this dichotomy within the publication and hopes students will find the magazine to be a more relaxed and pleasurable publication to read on campus.
"I want to keep the features, I think they're important, but I want to add more things graphically and maybe cut down on the length so they're not so overwhelming for students," Husejnovic said.
Husejnovic also plans to up the amount of food coverage in the magazine as it's proved to be a "hot topic" in the magazine this semester as well as make a few more changes that he's still preliminarily running through his head.
"I'm excited for the job," Husejnovic said. "I can't wait to get started."
Generation is also hiring for all positions for the upcoming school year. Interested students should watch the Generation website and Facebook page in the coming weeks for details.
In addition to Husejnovic's hiring, Sub-Board I, Inc.'s Board of Directors elected the organization's executive committee for the upcoming school year. The Board re-elected Cragg Chaffee as president and Jamie Caldwell as secretary. Also elected were Chris Dor, from the Student Association as vice president and Chris Noll, also of SA as treasurer.
The new officers will assume their positions on Monday, May 17. The current officers will finish out their term until that date.
E-mail: news@ubspectrum.com
